Rind's Virginia Gazette from Williamsburg, Virginia • Page 1

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SQUADRON of men of war, with imnfnorts. are ordered to be fitted out "tl imraedialrj board of which. eight art be embarked, with a nrnnnrtionate train of artillerv. 1. 1 regiments from Ireland ordered to America pre, the 17th, 27th, 28th, 46th, and 55th, with 4 coTpnies of artillery from Woolwich, and 150 matrons have received orden to hold themfelY.es in rer.dinMs.

Orders nr? given for 400 horfes to be fent over, vr'th' provender, to Bolton, for the ufe of the Ring's troops, and to fail with all expedition. By vjajr tfreffj fm ijions.) On Monday an order was fent to the navy office to ready immediately, to put to fea, ten fail of the line; tlu'ir donation is unknown, but fuppofed for the American fervice. Monday four houfei of rendezvous were opened at for the purpofe of enlifting feamen to 'man the now fitting out for America. This morninu a commiflion paffed the ereat feal of England, cenftitmirig and appointing general Gage to be captain general and general governor over North America. We are allured it is under confideration to form a parliament, or general council, for all the provinces in America, frmethingfimilar to that of Ireland, the governors and fome particular officers to form an up per houfe.

Orders are given for the fcrjeants and corporals, as well as private men, belonging to ttw militia, not to be abfeut or.t of the county to which they belong in a fario of lttv for that purpofe. moVMAg forty recruits were fent off from the Savoy, accompanied by a ferjeant's guard, to Portf where they are to be (hipped for America. This morning two houfes of rendezvous were opened in Saint Catharine's, and a bounty offered to feamen that would en lift there, to go on board the Ihips that are ordered for Bofton. Some are of opinion that the five regiments, viz. the 17th, 17th, abth, 46th, and 55th, tfti officers of which are ordered immediately to join their regiments in Ireland, are not intended for Bofton, but part for South Carolina, and the other for fome intermediate pore between that and in order to keep the provincials from fending any afiiaance to the laft mentioned port.

are credibly informed that feveral of the ofh cers in general Gage's army have wrote over to their friends of the great diflatisfaftion they have in the prefent fervice; and that the foldjcrs in general arc much difpirited. The quantity of wheat in Briftol is imraenfe, al molt every warehoufe, mslthoufe and granary, being filled with if, and fo fcarce is warehoule room, that we are affured one perfon laa week took no left than fix of the void houfes in Bridgeftrcet for that purpofe, and the reft are moftiy engaged. Augufl 4. Ycfterday the lady of the earl of Dun tnore, lately arrived from Virginia, and the lady of governor Johnfon, from were feverally pre fentc4 to the quetm. Eight men of war, from 40 to 50 guns each, are ordered for the American ftation, the other ftip now there being ordered home as too large for the fervice.

Auguji 5. General Amherft will certainly fct out in a few days for Bofton. ,1. Laft Tuefday fome unlucky, but genteel youths, went to one of the temporary cook lhops ia Covcnt Garden, and one of them faid to his companions: I'll Ihew you bow the Americans intend to ferve Bolton. You muft fuppofe that pan over the char coal fire to be the town, and the faufages it to be general Gage and tht king's troops, and then (fays he) they will he ferved thus," when he threw a paper with fome gunpowder in, it.

under the pan, which immediately blew the faufages, Sec. into the air. There (cries he) now you may fee where Bolton is, and alfo how the Americans will learn general Gage and his foldiers to fiy without wings." He then gave the woman a guinea for the lofs of her goous, who was very well fatisfied about the matter. The 27th uit fifty filk weavers cniiftcd at Dublin as voluatcers, with the party of marines recruiting Vhat city. We hear that the men of war, now getting ready for America, and manned, are to.

fail with five tranfports it ii exieded. will be ia three weeks vat fartheft, and there to take 'on board nine hundred men, which reinforcement, witn thole from England' (wind and weather permitting) will join Gage in OAober next, and that feveral fcrjeants in the guards are to be promoted, and fent to America as fubahern officers to that Jjndy of men, which is to be new raifed. On Saturday, in the afternoon, feveral thoufand weight of gunpowder, foldiers accoutrement, bed ding, and (lands of arms, were (hipped at the Tower for North America. Orders are given to the cruizers on the North American ftation to feize all vclf ls, of whatever nation or power, which are found within a certain diftance of the ports there, which arc no' lhut up. lord Frederick took leave of his rmjefty at St.

being to join his regiment in Ireland, which is ofdsred to embark for America. At the fame time lord Maflntn took leave of his nia jefty on rhe fame occafirri. Fourteen thoufand fuits of green regimentals are ordered to be made up with expedition, and fent for the ufe of the regulars at Bofton. All art to be fa, ed with "red, and the difference oniy will be in trimming the button holes with various colours. Officers "and private men will be alike.

Yelterday morning the four companies of the royal regiment of artillery. emburked at Woolwich for America, and the fame number of men are to be forthwith raifed. Orders are fent to Cork and Kinfale to provide quarters immediately forcrght regiment of 'foot, which are to be quartered there tor the greater convenience of embarkation. Orders are fent to Dock, near Plymouth, for the regiment lying in barracks at that place to hold them fslves ia readinefs to embark for America on the Ihortelt notice. Colonel Pigot is faid to be coming home and it is alfc faid that admiral Craves is coming home, and that commodore Shuldham, who is going to America with more Ihips, is to have the command on that ftation.

7 This being old St. James's day, the firft of oyfters, for this fcafon, were brought to Billingfgate. There were ten bolts full there this morning, when they fold for ten (hillings the liulhcl. Auouft 7. The parliament, we arc aflnred from unquemonible authority, will affecible much earl.er than was at firft imagined; fome.fay about Michstl mas, but it is believed, at all events, by the fecond weekinOaobsrj and the pr.ncpal motive! affigned for this unprecedented and unexpected early meeting are the following: To grant nrney for the purpoie of raifing and paying new levies; t.

authoriz: his dilpoUtion to reiuni iu uv ment on the conditions proper to be granted them. Lord Dunmore, we hear, will certainly be recalled, and fucceeded by a military governor. Governor Tryon at New York is to be msde a ge nefa and t0 governor Carleton in the march to attack the provincials in the back It is whifpered that government has ordered genera Gatre to offer five thoufand pounds to any perion or pe ons will bring him general Putnam hejd. This has been privately communicated to molt of the royalifts in andabout Bofton who could be confided inVhe public are hereby apprized, from authority of he moft unqueftionable nature, of Canada to the French now agitation Th. important province, acquired at inch immsnfc.ex Siturc oPf blood and treafurc, is now to be reftortd France, to fulfil, as fuppofed, a fecrefart.de the laft moft diflionourable peace.

The richt honourable the earl of Chatham daLero'Syill at his feat at Hayes. The gout has feXlordlhip feme time, and ccecded a of the nature ot ateriianag, iw the very jrreat weaknefs cf his body, makes hU recovery thU time ver, ooubUol. at it. 6d. a Year.

Adt i 1 1 1 of a and each Time alter long one in rroportubn. Kind, executed with Care and bxpedition. ExtraQ of htteftman cjficer tn board the Endca vour bark, captain Cnk, jujl returned from a vyog round tie, 'world, Kittca June 20. Yqu will be divert'ed'at hearing of our difccrfr Ing a nation ot pigmies in tnc courte ot wis voyage, which, though not fo fmall af Gulliver has reprefenc ed his are yet of a diminutive fize to caufe both laughter and I am not at liberty to mentioa the latitude and longitude of the country of this little people; fufiiee it. to it was ia a high fouthern one.

The men are from three feet four inches to three feet eight inchesf; but none of the women are more than three feet, and many no fo much by fome inches. The weather was warm when we made this part of the coaft (it being the middle of the month of January) and confequcntly their fummer. Their cireis wastnt ieainers uwv, iccu mium upyu fubftance very much rambling the bark of the treci at Otabeire, with which the native there make thiir garments. There 3 re degrees of fubordination amongft thefe fmall people, the fupcrior of whom arc known by a circle of red fathers, which furround thtm a little below he lhon'ders; the vnouku have no fucli diftinclion, but wear the garment ruber longer than that of the men, aii their leather cp terniinats in a tbarp point at top, while that of the men is flat, and comes lower over the ears. Their houfes arc ingemorfly made of twigs wattled like bafket work, between two io a of which a particular kind of earth is moirloned with ater, and, rammed ver hard, which forms an excellent and fq 'lid wall; the beisrnt pf thefe houfes is almoft fixteen feet, but it i fovwble tieyave noa of twoaany dojr, for they enter by a particular fort 9f ladder over the top of the wall, which ladder every night raifed off the ground to the height of tight or nine feet.

vJ' 1 Their cordage is very ingenious, bemg made ot the outward rind of a fruit much refembling the co coanut, but of the fue of a large codling; thefe ropes, ferve them for many ufes; amongft others, to pull up their ladder, which, though they, are unacquainted with the doctrine cf purcbafes, they do with infinite flight and eafc, though they are (for them) very hcavv. 4 they have no boats, but make ufe of bark lrgs, like Cattamarans in InJia, fru the purpofe of and tranfport'm; therafelve from place to place have plenty of poultry, but of a fixe lcarcely half fp large as a Bantam cock; wc brought away feveral ot thefe little animals, but they all died on their pauagc; they commonly rootled on trees in the ngn' They have an agnatic herb foraething flee mint, which they fmoko through reeds, and it diffufes a r.i fnnpriftr tn th: fiucit mot's rofe; the women wear laree rows of this round their waift. The children go naked, but their rub them over feveral times a day with a fort of clarified fat, which keeps infers, particularly fiies at a diftance, bv the lice of au herb which is prefled and mixed with thepoiatum. "There are infinite numbers of goats, which are the only quadrupedes we iaw; thefe goats are about th fue of our Welch ones, and ferve the inhabitants to rrde upon; their horns are more flat, and they are infinitely more docile than thofe creatures are ux Europe. The falntation of thefe pigmies to one another has fomething lingular; they join their four hands, and then bow each head till they touch each other.

They have no idols, that we faw, but they pay adoration to the letting lun; wnca uic wa this heavenly planet touches the horizon, they extend both their hands and keep their bodies bent, muttcr 1 'j'Mrh. whether it is a prayer that would not leave iUcmt or an invocation for his return again next mornmg, I am not able to determine, as our ftay was ib Ihort amongll them that we could not underftand any ot then lan guagr, which, like the Chinele, fmcd to coiifilt rrmcipai'y nf nonofyllables." The Pinch have been as unfuccefsMil this year their whale nT.icry as any of their ntJy.bbo Out cf tons cf dipping already returncu, 9 balTare come home dean, not takeu any thing..